Mahlon Mitchell of Madison, Fire Fighters Local 311 President and State President of the Professional Fire Fighters of Wisconsin, guest of Representative Hesselbein.
Scott Kowalski, Renee Schroeder, Dave Schroeder, Amber Schroeder, and Dave Gee, guests of Representative Petersen.
Kenny Gould of Racine, a senior at The Prairie School and an Eagle Scout Award recipient, guest of Representative Wittke.
The Edgewood High School Crusaders girls golf team, including Elise Burkhartzmeyer, Alaka Leske, Anaka Leske, Grace Welch, Caitlyn Hegenbarth, Grace Jaeger, Isabella Meier, Allysa Thao, and Sarah Nakada; head coach Peggy Gierhart; and assistant coaches Betsy Zadra and Mark Rechlicz, guests of Representative Stubbs.
Teen Pact Leadership Group, guests of Representative Macco.
Leah Kelm of Madison, guest of Representative Shankland.
Molly Rouse, Paul Seagraves, Natalie Brunner, and Ella Schultz, students from the University of Wisconsin - Madison, guests and interns of Representative Bowen.
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Announcements
Representative Allen asked unanimous consent that the Assembly adjourn in memory of his mother, Olivia Allen, who passed away on November 18, 2019. Granted.
Representative Quinn asked unanimous consent that the Assembly adjourn in memory of Walt Zimmer, a WWII veteran, dedicated husband, and a selfless man who passed away recently at the age of 100. Granted.
Representative Katsma asked unanimous consent that the Assembly adjourn in honor of his father-in-law, Keith Brill, on the occasion of his 91st birthday. Granted.
Representative B. Meyers asked unanimous consent that the Assembly adjourn in recognition of the violence Indigenous women and girls face, at up to a 10 times higher rate than the national average; murder being the third-leading cause of death among Native women; and the estimated 40 percent of women who are victims of sex trafficking who identify as Native American. Granted.
Representative Kolste asked unanimous consent that the Assembly adjourn in honor of her family, Rex Kolste, Drew Kolste, Ali Kolste, Tori Kolste, Anna Kolste, April Albrecht, Max Albrecht, Catherine Kolb, and Josh Albrecht. Granted.
Representative Gruszynski asked unanimous consent that the Assembly adjourn in honor of his daughter, Margaret Gruszynski, on the occasion of her 2nd birthday on March 8th. Granted.
Representative James asked unanimous consent that the Assembly adjourn in honor of his wife, Vicki James, on the occasion of their 15th wedding anniversary on February 19. Granted.
Representative Dittrich asked unanimous consent that the Assembly adjourn in honor of World Rare Disease Day, observed on the last day of February, this year on the 29th. Established in 2008, World Rare Disease Day is a day of advocacy and awareness for the nearly 30 million Americans affected by one of the 7,000 rare diagnoses known to the medical community. Granted.
Representative Hebl asked unanimous consent that the Assembly adjourn in honor of Mya Morgan, a 5th grader from Sun Prairie who is one of Madison’s top spellers for 2020. Mya represented her school, Holy Cross, at the All-City Spelling Bee. Granted.
Representative Hebl asked unanimous consent that the Assembly adjourn in honor of Kalvin Barrett, who retired from the Sun Prairie Police Department. Kalvin is now an instructor at MATC and oversees Stop the Bleed events, a national awareness campaign which increases survivability from active shooter and intentional mass casualty occurrences, teaching bystanders to become immediate responders at the scene of injuries before first responders arrive. Granted.
Representative Hebl asked unanimous consent that the Assembly adjourn in honor of Senator Mark Miller who is retiring after 22 years in the state legislature. He was elected to the Assembly in 1998 where he served as State Representative until 2004 when he ran and won a seat in the State Senate. Granted.
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Adjournment
Representative Steineke moved that the Assembly stand adjourned pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1.
The question was: Shall the Assembly stand adjourned?
Motion carried.
The Assembly stood adjourned.
12:43 A.M. Friday, February 21
